Reflective Essay On Anne Frank

Looking through the shops for a new deal, hopefully one they could afford. I remember my parents taking me and my two brothers garage sale shopping every weekend, packing snack bags and busted Gameboys. I never understood why we had to get up at eight in the morning to go to sale after sale, sometimes coming home with nothing at all. To me, it was boring to look at other people’s things. I didn’t realize the importance of other people’s things it until I discovered that their stuff, would become our stuff for just a quarter. It’s where our kitchen utensils came from. Our clothes and our books. The little things that filled our shelves and cabinets. After that point, much like Laurel, I began to go to garage sales with a different attitude. These people were selling their things for close to nothing at all. I cannot count the amount of times my mother's face changed from curious to shocked, simply because that piece of glassware for a dollar was in fact some long, rich sounding brand name piece of glass that to me, looked like an impractical bowl. But to the older women selling it, it was her favorite item in her glass cabinet. Or it was a gift from her daughter she hadn’t seen in a long time. Or maybe to that older women, it was just a piece of glass with no use. Maybe she never knew how much it was worth. But we could never really know how much it was worth to her. Being poor doesn’t mean not having nice things. It

During this scene, Anne confessed that she had a nice side, but she was scared to show it. She would be nice, but she did not know what people would think about her. I think this is a big act of kindness because when you dig deeper and read on, you can find that she told Mr.Frank that the mean Anne comes out and the nice Anne stays on the inside. This shows how hard she has tried and nothing would work, she was kind hearted and felt differently

In the short story “Shopping” by Joyce Oates, we experience the mother, Mrs. Dietrich, doing multiple things for her daughter, Nola, such as buying her expensive clothing. The author agrees when she writes, “...though the sweater by Sergio Valente, even ‘drastically reduced,’ is certainly not cheap. Mrs. Dietrich feels the motherly obligation to register a mild

But that was normal for this time of day. I was still listening to one of the stations when the saleswomen came up behind me. ‘You go’n buy that?’ I looked around at the short, stout, powdered-faced white women. ‘Do you have one in a box?’ ‘That one’s brand-new,’ she said. ‘It’s a present,’ I said. ‘I would like one in a box.’ ‘I can put this one in a box,’ she said. ‘No, ma’am, I want a brand-new one,’ I said” (175).

“Mom stood fifteen feet away. She had tied rags around her shoulders to keep out the spring chill and was picking through the trash while her dog, a black-and-white terrier mix, played at her feet. Mom’s gestures were all familiar --- the ways she tilted her head and thrust out her lower lip when studying items of potential value that she’d hoisted out of the dumpster.”

Jews have perished because of their beliefs since the beginning of time but never have so many Jews been persecuted worldwide as they were in World War II. Anne Frank’s diary reaches a place within all of our hearts because it reminds us how easily the innocents can suffer. Sometimes we may choose to close our eyes or look the other way when unjustifiable things happen in our society and Anne’s tale reminds us that ignorance, in part, claimed her life. Sadly, her story is but one of many of those who died in the Holocaust and as with other Jews, her fate was determined by the country she lived in, her sex and her age.

“It's a wonder I haven't abandoned all my ideals, they seem so absurd and impractical. Yet I cling to them because I still believe in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.” (Anne Frank) Anne Frank was one of the many children who fell victim to the Holocaust during the World War II. Anne’s story is nothing short of a tragedy; she died at the early age of fifteen from Typhus while being held by the Nazi Regime, in the concentration camp Bergen-Belsen. Before dying, Anne and her family went into hiding and lived secretly in her father's office building in the Netherlands. While living in the “Annex,” a secret hiding place, she developed many interests such as reading and writing. Anne is famous because she is one of the best-known victims of the Holocaust, her story has been shared with millions in a publication of her diary, and through her writing’s she introduces many people to the massacre and its horror.

Therefore, this showcases heroism since he is being honest and appreciative about what he receives, yet would rather receive nothing thenaynthing and then shows he doesn’t deserve the gifts by speaking his mind on what not to do for him while indicating no harm and great valor.

Due to his strong love for her, the narrator wanted to make her happy and he believed buying her a gift would make her happy. He put a lot of pressure on him going to the Bazaar and buying her a gift. He associated him buying her a gift with him being with her. They both took encounters they had with the girls they loved and made them more than they actually were.

Anne is treated harshly by those around her. . "Harsh words and shouts are constantly being flung at my head, though I'm absolutely not used to it. According

During this scene, Anne is showing her kindness to everyone in the Annex. Everyone is feeling kind of down and sad, and they didn’t really expect to get presents this year. When Anne gave them presents, it gave them joy and really lifted their spirits. She gave gifts to everyone that was in the Annex, even though some people didn’t really deserve them. Anne showed her kindness to Mr. Van Daan and Mr. Dussel because in my opinion, they were some of the most selfish and unkind people in the Annex. Mr. Dussel was constantly being rude to Anne, especially about her having night terrors. Anne got him some earbuds for at night, which was very kind of her after all of the things he’s said to her about her nightmares. Anne shows that we can all be kind to one another, even the people that aren’t so kind all the time. Through Anne’s actions on Hanukkah, I agree with her that people are really good at heart.

Even though there were many kind actions throughout the book, what truly convinced me to agree with Anne’s quote is through the actions of Peter. On page 114 Peter and Anne begin talking:

The instructor had the right to correct the misunderstanding of Richard, on the other hand, her choice of words and tone of voice was unforgivable. The overwhelming emotion to buy himself a daddy by quintupling his original amount caused him a grave mistake followed by a lesson he did not expect to learn at that moment. Her patience came to a halt when he offered a donation from his “daddy”. She then proceeded by slapping him with the cold truth by saying, “We are collecting this money for you and your kind, Richard Gregory. If your daddy can give fifteen dollars you have no business being on relief”, she then added, “We know you don’t have a daddy”. In that instance he became the center of attention. Helene quickly turned to see him with a teary eyes that showed sympathy towards him. There was much shame in the room, his eyes were full of tears which caused him to run away. From his perspective, it was as if everyone in the world witnessed his shame. His fellow classmates just felt sorry for him, but said nothing when the instructor lashed out at him. Now he understood that society was cruel to him by hosting their events such as the Worthy Boys Annual Christmas Dinner. It was if ignorance was a blessing rather than the harsh reality of his status. The jacket he received from welfare singled him out from the crowd not to mention it

“Despite everything I believe that people are really good at his shows heart.”, writes Anne Frank. Despite her dire circumstances, Anne Frank wrote optimistically about people’s hearts. Anne and her family were forced into hiding when Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany. Along with her family another Jewish family, the VanDaans, stayed at the Secret Annex with hope of outlasting the war and hate in which Hitler has instilled upon Germany. As a gift from her father Anne has received a diary, in which she writes down her experiences and thoughts as she hid in the Secret Annex. Anne’s optimistic idea about people's hearts is false, some people always stay hateful always placing blame on other, bad people’s reactions to something will never be result in good, however some people might argue that people are just trying to good with bad methods.

I still agree with Anne, but I can see how someone might disagree with the cruel actions of Mr. Van Dann. An example of this is on pg. 96-97, after Miep and Mr. Kraler arrive.